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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is NOT a name that Charlie hears his doctors calling each other during a fight?

2. What upsets Ms. Kinnian when she is talking with Charlie after his procedure one day?

3. What does the random woman say to Charlie that causes him to think she is disgusting?

4. What does Charlie do when Nemur asks him to speak to the audience at the conference for the International Psychological Association?

5. What does Nemur say during the conference that enrages Charlie?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Charlie the night after he dances with Ellen at the party?

2. What happens when Charlie goes to see his father in the barbershop?

3. What causes Charlie to get upset with Burt during one of their sessions together?

4. What happens when Algernon is put back into his original maze when he and Charlie return to the lab?

5. Why is Charlie fired from his job at the bakery?

6. What does one of Charlie's old classmates at Beekman say to Charlie when he tries to talk to her?

7. What did Charlie want to have happen as he ran away from the angry mob in the park after a woman came on to him?

8. What happens in his apartment that shows Charlie that Algernon needs to be taken back to the lab?

9. What does Charlie say about the failure of this experiment done on him?

10. What flash-back memory does Charlie have on his plane ride to Chicago?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Fear is a common theme in this book that is presented a number of times in a number of forms by a number of characters. What are some of these instances, and how does fear affect the characters in the book? What are the differences in the forms fear took in this book?

Essay Topic 2

The importance and influence of family relations is a very strong theme present in this book. What are some of the instances of this theme, and which characters are most affected by the presence of this theme?

Essay Topic 3

Leadership is a very prominent theme in this book. Who are some of the main leaders in this book, and what makes them the true leaders? Is there more than one protagonist?

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